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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “bald”
Where the money went
Largest: $40,000 to BALD RIDGE LODGE INC — bald ridge lodge - residential and aftercare program fund
Largest: $19,000 to Bald Head Island Conservancy — for barrier island conservation, education, and preservation
Largest: $63,000 to ANDRA HEART FOUNDATION — children, teens & families:bald beauties project
Largest: $10,000 to Bald Ridge Lodge — general operating support
Largest: $25,000 to Bald Peak Historic Fund — general charitable purposes
Largest: $25,000 to BALD RIDGE LODGE INC — to fund operations
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to BALD PEAK COMMUNITY FUND INC — community & human services
Largest: $5,500 to Bald Head Island Conservancy — supporting environmental initiatives
Largest: $55,000 to BALD HEAD ISLAND CONSERVANCY INC THE — general operating support - $50,000; support of the internship program - $5,000
Largest: $4,000 to Bald Eagle Area School District — general operating
Largest: $5,000 to ANDRA HEART FOUNDATION dba Bald Beauties Project — helping hands group grants grant
The Community Foundation for GreaterAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $43,876 · through 2024Largest: $25,996 to BALD RIDGE LODGE — philanthropy/voluntarism
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →

